Harness-saddle



(Modem P. MQFADDEN.

HARNESS SADDLE.

No. 284,089. Patented Aug. 28. 1888.

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A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK MOFADDEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,039, dated August28, 1883.

Application filed February 12, 1883. (ModeL) drawings, which form partof this specification, in which- Figure l is a'plan View; Fig. 2, alongitudinal vertical section; Figs. 3 and 4., details of myimprovement.

My invention has relation to harness-saddles; and it consists in thecombination, with the saddle and back-strap, of a bridge ofspecialconstruction, and a roller for the support and play of the back-strap,as hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents the saddle, whichis of the ordinary construction.

a care the adjustable pads, secured to the saddle by bolts a a, passingthrough the ends of the terret-loops b b, and by bolts c a, pass- 7, ingthrough lateral plates b b of the bridge.

B represents the bridge, consisting of a hollow rectangular box or bodyhaving the top B, end flanges, c 0, side flanges, 0 a,laterally-extending plates 7) b", and openings 0 0*,

through the side flanges, c c, for the passage of the back-strap C, andholes 0 a" in the end flanges, c 2:, through which the crupper-loop andthe bearing-strap pass. The crupperloop and bearing-hook may be securedas shown in Fig. 1that is, they may have a thread out upon their shanks,upon which nuts (I d are screwed; or the latter may be attached to thebridge, as shown in Fig. 4, wherein the shank of the hook passes througha slot, 0, in the top of the bridge, and is bent around and secured by abolt, 6, passing through it and the bridgetop. Beneath the bridge, andat the center of the saddle, is journaled a roller, f, in uprights f fThe backstrap 0 rests upon and passes over this roller, and passesthrough the terretloops b I), being free to slip back and forth underthe bridge.

The advantages of the construction shown are briefly as follows: Thecrupper-loop and bearing hook being secured solely to the bridge, andthe latter being secured to the saddle by bolts which pass into thesaddlepads, there is no danger of injury to the horse s back byprotruding bolts, as heretofore. The back-band being attached to thesaddle in such manner that it has freedom of movement back and forth,there is less strain on the saddle and less danger of galling theanimals back. The adjustable pads being secured to the saddle by thesame bolts that hold the bridge and terretstraps, there is a consequentsaving of labor and material.

What I claim as my invention is as follows:

The combination, with saddle A, back-strap O, and roller f, of thebridge B, having end flanges, c c, in which are secured the crupperloopand bearing-hook, and having also the lateral plates 1) Z: and openings0 c, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this10th day of February, 1883.

PATRICK MOFADDEN.

Witnesses:

J os. B. OoNNoLLY, ANDREW ZANE, Jr.

